Combined Pinch Pot candle holder

Sketch & Planning Worksheet

Project Goal

Design a creative ceramic candle holder by joining two pinch pots. Your sculpture will have cut-out openings that allow light to shine through.

Choose Your Theme

Nature / Animal / Fantasy / Character / Seasonal / Other

Create two sketches showing your sculpture from different views.

FRONT VIEW
Overall shape
Cut-out openings
Textures
3D details

BACK VIEW
Large opening for an LED candle; this can be in the front )
Additional cut-out designs
Textures

Check List 
☐ Combined Pinch Pots — Two pinch pots joined together
☐ Cut-out Openings for lighting — At least 3 openings for light
☐ Candle Opening — One large opening for an LED candle
☐ Texture — At least 2 different textures
☐ 3D Details — At least 1 added sculptural detail
☐ Stable Base — Sculpture can stand independently
☐ Creative Design — Clearly communicates my theme

Class Schedule 

Three Classes of Wet Clay

1st class: Combined pinch pot
2nd class: Shape the form, then cut open /Building additions/ Carving
3rd class: Carving subtraction/texture, then smooth

Two classes of Glaze

 1st class: 3 coats of Underglaze 

2nd class: 3 coats of gloss glaze

 Clay Tools 

Craft Sticks 

Modeling Tools 

Pin Tools

Carving tools 

Craft Sticks 

Modeling Tools 

Pin Tools

Carving tools 

Loop tools 

How to make a well-formed pinch pot?

Steps of a single pinch pot

1. Form a ball of clay

2. Open

3. Pinch in to make the bottom  

4. Pinch and Rotate. 

Pinchin the middle 

Gentle pinch on the top to a pencil thickness

Double Pinch Pot Joining Technique

1. Score around the rims of each pinch pot with a pin tool. You can crisscross the score marks .

2. Apply slip

Slip: A mixture of clay and water used to join scored pieces of clay. 

3. Place the pinch pots together. This is the most crucial part of the making process! Push one rim into the other by digging your finger in just a little and pushing over to the other side. Repeat all the way around the join. It doesn’t need to look neat!

4. Shaping

Once joined you can gently hit the pot with a stick all over to compress and reinforce the join. Get it into a round shape and knock out the join and pinch marks, patching up any holes using the above technique.

5. Shape the piece to your desired shape. Air hardening clay may not get much taller, but you can use modeling tools to create a smooth surface and define the shape by smoothing up and down.

Shape many different forms

Paper Sculpture -Charles Mcgee

 

Paper Sculpture -Charles Mcgee

Contemporary Artist: Charles Mcgee

Charles McGee (born December 15, 1924 – died February 4, 2021) was an American artist and teacher. He was famous for his paintings, sculptures, and art made from different materials (called assemblages). You can find his amazing artwork in places like the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. He also created many large art pieces for public spaces in Detroit, Michigan.

An assemblage is a collection, group, or gathering of people or things, or the act of putting them together

Artwork:

Artwork inspired by the artist - Charles Mcgee

Grade 7 Art | 3D Zentangle Paper Sculpture | Collaborative Box Installation

Learning Goal: Create an individual 3D paper sculpture using Zentangle patterns, paper construction techniques, and creative

design. Your work will become part of a collaborative installation.

Individual Project Requirements

1. Decide a group Theme 

2. Have a group theme color

3. Create 3–4 objects related to the group theme.

4. Use at least 3 different Zentangle patterns.

5.  Use 3 different 3D paper techniques.

6.  Use two 9 × 12-inch sheets of white paper for decorative Zentangle strips 

7. Include overlapping and varied heights to create depth.

8.  Complete your assigned box section with careful craftsmanship and teamwork.

Individual 

Theme: Ocean Melody 

Big Idea: Ocean Ecosystem Concern

Group Art 

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